LeBron James didn't need long to recall the last time he didn't start a game. "Uh, never," he said.

And never again.

"That was one and done for me," James said, smiling. "I will not be coming off the bench anymore."

James came back - as a reserve - and the Cavaliers, sparked by their superstar's return from injury, snapped a six-game losing streak with a 118-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers last night in Cleveland.

James missed Cleveland's last five games with a sprained left index finger. Wearing a glove on his hand, James had 17 points in 22 minutes.

Larry Hughes also came off the bench and scored a season-high 36 points - in just 26 minutes.

"It was a good feeling," James said. "You go through a stretch when you're losing games and people were looking at us like we're not a good team. We knew once we got our guys back that it would be a totally different story."

Raptors 100, Hawks 88 - T.J. Ford scored 26 points before he was sent crashing to the floor on a flagrant foul late in the game, casting a pall over Toronto's victory in Atlanta.

Ford, who missed the 2004-05 season following neck surgery, was on a breakaway when Atlanta rookie Al Horford hit the guard's face with his hand. Ford landed hard, his head bouncing off the floor.

Ford was conscious and teammates said he was moving before he was strapped to a stretcher and taken to the hospital. Horford was ejected.

Clippers 91, Nets 82 - Chris Kaman and Tim Thomas both scored 18 points to lead Los Angeles to its first win in New Jersey in nearly 10 years.

Richard Jefferson led the Nets with 21 points. New Jersey shot 32 percent (26 for 81).